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Speed kings: the 1932 Winter Olympics and the fastest men in the world
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New York : AVERY, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2015].
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xiii, 290 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Carmichael
796.952 B935 2015
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Traces the efforts of four American athletes from disparate backgrounds to win the gold medal for bobsledding during the 1932 Olympics, profiling how the American public, deep in the grip of the Great Depression, rallied around their achievements. --Publisher's description.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-279) and index.
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Traces the efforts of four American athletes from disparate backgrounds to win the gold medal for bobsledding during the 1932 Olympics, profiling how the American public, deep in the grip of the Great Depression, rallied around their achievements. --Publisher's description.
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Bull, A. (2015). Speed kings: the 1932 Winter Olympics and the fastest men in the world. New York, AVERY, an imprint of Penguin Random House.

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Bull, Andy. 2015. Speed Kings: The 1932 Winter Olympics and the Fastest Men in the World. New York, AVERY, an imprint of Penguin Random House.

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Bull, Andy, Speed Kings: The 1932 Winter Olympics and the Fastest Men in the World. New York, AVERY, an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2015.

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Bull, Andy. Speed Kings: The 1932 Winter Olympics and the Fastest Men in the World. New York, AVERY, an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2015.

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